# Accident 20101106050519A: Luscombe 8A, Hot Springs, VA, November 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2010, 13:40 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9514° N, 79.8339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9514&lon=-79.8339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71102, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71102-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 600 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101106050519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, WAS ROLLING OUT AND SLOWING DOWN WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BY A GUST OF WIND.  PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO THE RIGHT, HE TRIED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.  HE STATED THAT THE UNICOM HAD TOLD HIM WINDS WERE 12, GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA053), Nov 6, 2010: Luscombe 8A (N71102), Hot Springs, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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